This is the first post of a series on the city of Copacabana, the main Bolivian town on the shore of Lake Titicaca. It’s an amateur attempt to capture more than just images, landscapes and hotspots from the enormous Lake Titicaca and its surroundings – it’s an experiment to enter people’s lives and understand their feelings… That’s why it’s being called ‘People and Feelings of Copacabana‘.
[Spanish] Copacabana, región encantadora a orillas del Lago Titikaka, está situada a una altura de 3.841 m.s.n.m, y a una distancia de 155 km la ciudad de La Paz, que es la sede de Gobierno de Bolivia y la ciudad más importante del país. El recorrido desde La Paz toma aproximadamente 3 horas y media por carretera asfaltada. Copacabana, casi es un paso obligatorio entre Cusco (Perú) y la ciudad de La Paz.
Religion, devotion, faith – many names for the several different ways of approaching what’s believed to be a stronger, powerful protective force… People seeking blessings, seeking help, seeking guidance…
The town has a large 16th-century shrine, the Basilica of Our Lady of Copacabana. Our Lady of Copacabana is the patron saint of Bolivia. As part of our trip, we also visited the Isla del Sol, and appreciated the long and heartwarming hike through the rocky paths, up to the pre-Inca ruins – sensations and feelings, were everywhere…
More still to come on our recent family 4-day road trip, but for now, let’s begin with these very personal and intimate photo shots… Hope you are all able to perceive the same sensations we got… ♥ Let us know!
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His action won such worship sweet,
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The beautiful people of the mountains…I went to Peru in the 1980’s and loved the people of Puno on Titicaca. Beautiful and gentle, proud and humourous…Lucky you to be able to live and work there.
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Thank you so much for your words! Much appreciated! 😮
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Eloquent photos. 🙂
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Thank you so much! 😮
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wonderful colors of clothes!
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Aren’t they lovely? 😮 Thanks for taking the time to come over and share your comments! Much appreciated.
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Thanks Raquel for the beautiful pictures. The colors are breath taking.
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Glad you enjoyed them! My pleasure to share! 😮
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I’m so enjoying your photos, and writing! All beautifully done. Not sure about the “amateur attempt” though, the feelings are coming through, clearly. Really great shots!
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Thanks, Victoria! It’s always nice to get positive feedback! :p Thanks for taking the time to stop by and check this attempt to a ‘photo essay’!
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Wonderful images. Thanks for sharing!
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Glad you liked, ruth! It definitely was a great trip… in more ways than one… very introspective… More images and info to come soon! 😮
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Absolutely gorgeous post/photos. And, yes, the feeling comes through in the photos for me. This reminds me a lot of some of the shrines in Mexico to the local virgencitas.
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Thanks, Angeline! One day we must visit Mexico… it’s always on our ‘work list’, of a possible future post, but somehow, it hasn’t come thru yet… one day it’ll! 😮 Thanks for taking the time to stop by and share your comments! Much appreciated 😮
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My goodness yes these are terrific, especially the girl in red and gold facing the wall. I wish I had captured that image, its stunning.
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Oh! I can tell you already found the post! Good for you! 😮 All the ladies they are typical native women [all adults], from the region of Titicaca/Copacabana. The one you mentioned, facing the wall, she’s praying… it’s a tradition, after the hike through the 14 stations until the Our Lady of Copacabana [the Altar]. It’s a very powerful and emotional hike, and lots of people make it as an offer to the Virgin, seeking blessings…. Thanks for stopping and checking this recent post – and I hope it’s beautiful and more peaceful than the one with the ‘beyond message’… 😮 Take care, Raquel.
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